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what is going to be the impact of having president obama on the ballot in 2012? >> i happen to think you're going to see a continuation of what occurred in november of win to 2010. >> why? >> and that is that individuals and individuals back in the states truly believe that the massive amount of money -- they correctly identify that that money that was spent didn't create the jobs that the president said they were going to do. and in fact, all it did was -- the young people are coming back to the republican party because they're starting to understand that the debt that's been created by this administration is monstrous. and it is going to have to be paid off by them. they look at a guy that's my age, and, you know, i may be gone before that debt really becomes incredibly indelible in our country. but i think you're going to see a lot of young people coming back to the republican side of the ledger. it is going to be driven almost exclusively by their concern about the economy and what this administration has done to their ability to live -- >> how concerned, gov
what is going to be the impact of having president obama on the ballot in 2012? >> i happen to think you're going to see a continuation of what occurred in november of win to 2010. >> why? >> and that is that individuals and individuals back in the states truly believe that the massive amount of money -- they correctly identify that that money that was spent didn't create the jobs that the president said they were going to do. and in fact, all it did was -- the young people...
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president obama will talk about the budget at a baltimore school. we'll have reaction from the pentagon, the white house budget office, and members of congress. on tuesday, the house is expected to start debate on a bill that proposes a broad reductions in fiscal year 2011 spending levels with a file boat possible later this week. live house coverage on c-span. >> for mcafee, we are focused where the threat is and our goal is to protect whatever consumers or employees use. >> night, cyber-security. on c-span 2 tonight. ♪ >> this week, our guest is the president of southern methodist university, r. gerald turner. the university will be the site of the george w. bush presidential library scheduled to open in 2013. r. gerald turner has been president of southern methodist. >> is it true that you have a saying that the truth will set you free? >> that is the model. >> what does it mean today to you? >> i think it means that the truth will set you free, that means that the basic goal of the institution is to try to find true whether that is in our rese
president obama will talk about the budget at a baltimore school. we'll have reaction from the pentagon, the white house budget office, and members of congress. on tuesday, the house is expected to start debate on a bill that proposes a broad reductions in fiscal year 2011 spending levels with a file boat possible later this week. live house coverage on c-span. >> for mcafee, we are focused where the threat is and our goal is to protect whatever consumers or employees use. >> night,...
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. >> you write that candidate obama said he would discover common ground. president obama is showing himself to be the most partisan president in my lifetime, hands down. >> he surprised me. i was anticipating that he would govern a lot like he campaigned, all about a new day in washington, a new kind of dynamic. essentially he said republicans, i won, we are in charge, and you are not invited. it was interesting to see that he did not have any meetings with the house leadership for months and months into his presidency. when he had a meeting on health care, and i remember very vividly when paul ryan, congressman from wisconsin, said mr. president, we have some ideas. he kind of basically dismissed him with "we want, you did that ." -- "we won, you didn't." i saw in him a very different kind of person as president than i had seen, democrat or republican, who when they took the oath of office, understood that there are elevated to a different position than they had been when they were just a candidate. >> so what change? >> i think a lot of it was that he re
. >> you write that candidate obama said he would discover common ground. president obama is showing himself to be the most partisan president in my lifetime, hands down. >> he surprised me. i was anticipating that he would govern a lot like he campaigned, all about a new day in washington, a new kind of dynamic. essentially he said republicans, i won, we are in charge, and you are not invited. it was interesting to see that he did not have any meetings with the house leadership for...
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the number we brought to the floor is $60 billion below the obama request. the conservative republican house is bringing discretionary spending is throughout the year is $60 billion below where the president requested that ago. this budget has $70 billion below. we want to take that seriously. i think that is something we will take a look at. you cannot go $700 billion for an agency and not expect ways to occur. we do not have peace right now. it is a dangerous world that got more dangerous recently. there is room for savings within the section of our government. did you have one? >> [inaudible] high-speed rail. >> we are not a fan of high- speed rail. we are sending a high steel rail -- rescinding a high-speed rail in this year's budget. that is something we disagree with. we disagree with high-speed rail. i can tell you about the wisconsin plan. to call it a boondoggle would be generous. we're rescinding funding this year. we do not think it is a good investment. >> i think it totals $120 billion over period of time. the president's proposal in the state o
the number we brought to the floor is $60 billion below the obama request. the conservative republican house is bringing discretionary spending is throughout the year is $60 billion below where the president requested that ago. this budget has $70 billion below. we want to take that seriously. i think that is something we will take a look at. you cannot go $700 billion for an agency and not expect ways to occur. we do not have peace right now. it is a dangerous world that got more dangerous...
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obama rules. guest: even the most optimistic economists i've heard leaning toward the democrats has not predicted 6% unemployment. that may be far out but the basic point is correct. the economy seems to be on the upswing unemployment has dropped to 9%, better than what it was. the ash on the blue jobs created is not particularly strong. the stock market says the gdp is growing at a reasonably healthy clip. the economy does not seem to be turning around. we're still 21 months out from the election. a lot can change. host: stephan dinan, many congressman announcing their retirement. in arizona, senator john kyl saying he will not seek a fourth term. some speculation about representative gabby giffords. guest: as a virginian, i was looking forward to the rematch between allen and web. that would be one of the big senate races. senator webb has announced he will be returning to the private sector. democrats are under a little problem there. their bench is not particularly deep in virginia. while repu
obama rules. guest: even the most optimistic economists i've heard leaning toward the democrats has not predicted 6% unemployment. that may be far out but the basic point is correct. the economy seems to be on the upswing unemployment has dropped to 9%, better than what it was. the ash on the blue jobs created is not particularly strong. the stock market says the gdp is growing at a reasonably healthy clip. the economy does not seem to be turning around. we're still 21 months out from the...
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the obama energy policy. i am glad to hear my old friend speaker newt gingrich also talk to you about energy. just as obamacare will increase the cost of health care, the obama energy policy will drive up the cost of energy, and not by accident. and remember, while health care is 18% of the american economy, energy costs affect 100% of our economy. you remember the cap and trade tax? in november -- in 2008, before the election in november, then- senator obama told "the san francisco chronicle" under my cap and trade system, taxes would skyrocket. if senate republicans did not kill the cap and trade tax, electric bills for working americans would have skyrocketed, except there would be even fewer americans working, if that happened. he did not give up. is a moratorium on oil drilling has become a crematorium -- permatorium. the fracturing that makes possible the huge increase of natural gas production from shale formation is under attack. permits to mine coal are harder to get in america than in heart transpla
the obama energy policy. i am glad to hear my old friend speaker newt gingrich also talk to you about energy. just as obamacare will increase the cost of health care, the obama energy policy will drive up the cost of energy, and not by accident. and remember, while health care is 18% of the american economy, energy costs affect 100% of our economy. you remember the cap and trade tax? in november -- in 2008, before the election in november, then- senator obama told "the san francisco...
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obama for eating short ribs during a visit to a restaurant in colorado. he says eating that shows the first lady is a hypocrite. she does not match up with the images of women on the "sports illustrated" swimsuit cover. >>> now, some sports in the apparent of long nba drama. it seems denver nuggets star carmelo anthony, will be traded today to the new york knicks. rumors of anthony's move has been swirling for month. now, it only needs league approval. as for college basketball, we get the highlights now from espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell, with your espn news update. we start with top-25 hoops. kansas and number two jayhawks, taking on oklahoma state. tyshawn taylor suspended indefinitely for violating team r50u8s. later on, marcus morris, his twin brother, sticking the three. under 30 seconds to play. how about marcus morris, oh, get it out. a block on jared shaw. marcus morris, scoring 27 points. >>> to the big east, ibm boeheim and syracuse, taking on villanova. stokes, he scored 21 points. syracuse up by three. brandon triche, slicing throu
obama for eating short ribs during a visit to a restaurant in colorado. he says eating that shows the first lady is a hypocrite. she does not match up with the images of women on the "sports illustrated" swimsuit cover. >>> now, some sports in the apparent of long nba drama. it seems denver nuggets star carmelo anthony, will be traded today to the new york knicks. rumors of anthony's move has been swirling for month. now, it only needs league approval. as for college...
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you were really hurt in 2008 because they went for president obama overwhelmingly. are you concerned about your party's tone? about the sort of slipping of hispanics when it comes to the gop? >> i'm not. we do quite well -- >> you do. more broadly, the party. >> well, i think that the party can look at us and the hispanic population in the state of texas are, they're pro-life, they're very pro-family, hard working, patriotic folks, and we tell them you want to keep more of what you work hard for? republican party is where you need to be. and i think we're making great progress along those lines. i stand up, and i talk about border security. listen, there are mexicans, there are 34,000 mexican citizens that have been murdered by the drug cartels since 2007. i mean, these are -- in a lot of cases in texas, family members are, they're losing people's lives in mexico. and what we're doing -- >> right. >> -- to help mexico and to help along the border, the hispanic population, certainly i think in the state of texas -- >> right. but, governor, you also had ads that you a
you were really hurt in 2008 because they went for president obama overwhelmingly. are you concerned about your party's tone? about the sort of slipping of hispanics when it comes to the gop? >> i'm not. we do quite well -- >> you do. more broadly, the party. >> well, i think that the party can look at us and the hispanic population in the state of texas are, they're pro-life, they're very pro-family, hard working, patriotic folks, and we tell them you want to keep more of...
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claims will help close the state's budget gap but it's also becoming an all out political war president obama has expressed that he feels that this is an assault on unions scott walker said that he is not going to be bullied and the unrest is spreading as a number of other states have similar legislation on the table and today workers in connecticut and tennessee also took to the streets so the question is which side is going to win we're discussing with me is j.p. frere soucy editor of commentary for the washington examiner and michaele labor journalist and contributing editor for in these times gentlemen thank you so much for being here this rather than you know i've got to say this is pretty incredible because you don't see this many americans going out into the streets every day you know we constantly talk about the fact that you see so many protests perhaps in europe obviously right now we're seeing them spread across the middle east but it's not an everyday occurrence for america. so does that tell you that there's a real battle going on here i think absolutely there is a real battle go
claims will help close the state's budget gap but it's also becoming an all out political war president obama has expressed that he feels that this is an assault on unions scott walker said that he is not going to be bullied and the unrest is spreading as a number of other states have similar legislation on the table and today workers in connecticut and tennessee also took to the streets so the question is which side is going to win we're discussing with me is j.p. frere soucy editor of...
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president obama has taken it to a new level. that is why that the party started. -- that is why it t party started. caller: here is what i want to say. when reagan came to office, the budget was not even $1 trillion. it was $90 billion. the only person who has increased the budget [unintelligible] the only people that ran the budget up was the republicans. when reagan came in, it was less than a trillion. guest: at the national debt under the previous administration's had hovered near 15% of our gross domestic product. it is now getting above 30%. it is costing it a significant number of fissueres in our economy. your comments are not based on facts. we are in the crisis that we are in. host: good morning. caller: good morning. i know i am singing to the choir because you are a conservative. i wanted to mention earlier in the morning c-span at the former speaker of the house on, stating that the proposed budget that republicans have would eliminate teachers, police officers, and a fireman. i just wanted to know that that is not
president obama has taken it to a new level. that is why that the party started. -- that is why it t party started. caller: here is what i want to say. when reagan came to office, the budget was not even $1 trillion. it was $90 billion. the only person who has increased the budget [unintelligible] the only people that ran the budget up was the republicans. when reagan came in, it was less than a trillion. guest: at the national debt under the previous administration's had hovered near 15% of...
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you talk about president obama in elevating. the only thing he is doing is outspending the rest of the world. innovation should come from the private sector, not just from government. thank you so much. guest: taxes on american families are apple lowest level that they have been in decades. the democratic congress working with president obama has lowered taxes for american families to the lowest level in decades. we felt that was important to do and we did and we are committed to continuing those tax cuts for middle-class americans, working americans. we are deeply concerned about the debt and the deficit. in the decade before president hu, came in, we saw an increase -- in the decade before the president came in, we saw an increase, there was a surplus of $10 trillion. we saw a tax cuts that were not paid for and we had to borrow the money. we have two wars, $1 trillion that is not paid for and expansion of medicare which was not paid for. there are key differences. i hope we find the common ground going forward. american peopl
you talk about president obama in elevating. the only thing he is doing is outspending the rest of the world. innovation should come from the private sector, not just from government. thank you so much. guest: taxes on american families are apple lowest level that they have been in decades. the democratic congress working with president obama has lowered taxes for american families to the lowest level in decades. we felt that was important to do and we did and we are committed to continuing...
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for the most part they are asking for obama, wondering where the americans are. they do not want foreign aggression, but they are looking for more rhetoric moving against muammar gaddafi. he is killing his own people, something people have been very upset about. as far as the self, he said he will fight to the last man. it is very clear that he does not care a great deal about what the international community thinks of him. host: paul schemm, associated press middle east editor, stationed in cairo, reporting to us today from libya. thank you. caller: my pleasure. host: another 10 minutes in this segment. we will continue our discussion regarding the cover story of "the national journal." ratings showing that congress was more polarized last year than any other year since the rankings began. our question has to do with how you think the polarization in congress is affecting the way that congress is getting things done. new hampshire, democratic line. caller: thank you for baking by col. i think that polarizing this absolutely -- thank you for taking my call. i thi
for the most part they are asking for obama, wondering where the americans are. they do not want foreign aggression, but they are looking for more rhetoric moving against muammar gaddafi. he is killing his own people, something people have been very upset about. as far as the self, he said he will fight to the last man. it is very clear that he does not care a great deal about what the international community thinks of him. host: paul schemm, associated press middle east editor, stationed in...
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obama or president obama. you even have people will refuse to even say his name. the disrespect. how is any other countries supposed to respect us when we will not even respect for president? america is a great country but some things are just the way it is, i guess. i thank you, c-span. host:buddy writes -- geno, a republican, from newport, long island. caller: mr. obama promised many things -- like taking the troops out of afghanistan. our problem is, of we have weak trade agreements. korea can send a million cars and we can't send them a thousand. same thing with china and japan. these are unfair trade agreements. on top of that, how can we compete with some country that pays 50 cents an hour when we have to pay our workers $10 an hour? it is impossible. i was involved in trading with japan -- we were going to send them some rice. they said, yes, send us our rice, but when i got there, they refuse to accept it, saying it was brown -- it was white rice and they like brown rice or something like that. they rejected it and i've lost $3 million. that is how i feel about the matter
obama or president obama. you even have people will refuse to even say his name. the disrespect. how is any other countries supposed to respect us when we will not even respect for president? america is a great country but some things are just the way it is, i guess. i thank you, c-span. host:buddy writes -- geno, a republican, from newport, long island. caller: mr. obama promised many things -- like taking the troops out of afghanistan. our problem is, of we have weak trade agreements. korea...
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they love president obama and they wish they had a president like obama. now it is time for the u.s. to get rid of all of the governments of the middle east and u.s. set up in the democracy and all of these countries. people of the middle east are tired of islam and have no problem with the state of israel. the u.s. has all the resources to do so. we have plenty educated people in these countries working and living in these countries. we love the u.s. for what it stands for. u.s. can use these people to set up a fair and democratic -- democratic government. host: we need you to wrap up. caller: the only thing i am trying to tell you, the american people should realize the people in this part of the world are tired. i go back and forth and whenever i go -- because of corruption, retaliation, everything. host: steve, what got to let you go. his main message -- the people in that region of the world are tired. the next phone call is from alexandria, virginia. jack on the democrats' line as we get your comments on the unfolding events on egypt. caller: i just
they love president obama and they wish they had a president like obama. now it is time for the u.s. to get rid of all of the governments of the middle east and u.s. set up in the democracy and all of these countries. people of the middle east are tired of islam and have no problem with the state of israel. the u.s. has all the resources to do so. we have plenty educated people in these countries working and living in these countries. we love the u.s. for what it stands for. u.s. can use these...
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caller: president obama, not mr. obama, and the situation in egypt. he should support the egyptian people. i do not think he has the right to tell people to step down. in regards to the lady who called about the birther and all that -- she is to get her fa cts straight. why is it because he is an african-american he is not an american? host: one more caller before our first guest. republican line, cleveland. good morning to you. caller: good morning. in egyptian american and a muslim american. my family, who are very moderate in egypt -- they are rich and our college graduates. there is no muslim agenda. it is an addiction agenda. we need freedom. i've been in the united states for 30 years and enjoy freedom. i love the united states and so does my family in egypt. it is the american value of freedom that you have to promulgate. we should not be afraid of having people that do not know that to run in egypt. if you have egyptians running egypt -- peace with israel and it would still love the united states. we're going to empower our government and peop
caller: president obama, not mr. obama, and the situation in egypt. he should support the egyptian people. i do not think he has the right to tell people to step down. in regards to the lady who called about the birther and all that -- she is to get her fa cts straight. why is it because he is an african-american he is not an american? host: one more caller before our first guest. republican line, cleveland. good morning to you. caller: good morning. in egyptian american and a muslim american....
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i begin according president obama in his state of union, not like in that way as well. last week he said we know what it takes to compete with the jobs and industry of our times. we need to out innovate, out educate and out build the rest of the world. we come together today in that spirit leaving -- leading the way and putting america back to work now. i now yield to chairman miller. >> thank you very much, madam leader. for calling this hearing and as you point out the president made very clear that job creation is the first, should be the first priority of this congress and is his first priority. and the democrats have been pushing hard to make it in america, innovation and so much of economic activity that can be done here in this country to provide the jobs that are necessary. i'm disturbed this new conversation little urgency to address the jobs situation, and that must change. our witnesses today will show us exactly what can be done to yield economic benefits for our communities, our families, for the workers in those families, if our competitiveness around the
i begin according president obama in his state of union, not like in that way as well. last week he said we know what it takes to compete with the jobs and industry of our times. we need to out innovate, out educate and out build the rest of the world. we come together today in that spirit leaving -- leading the way and putting america back to work now. i now yield to chairman miller. >> thank you very much, madam leader. for calling this hearing and as you point out the president made...
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obama faces budget balancing act. deficit strategy pushing broadband plan in advance on the white house budget proposal due monday. right below that on the ground shot fired in battle over foreign aid. a battle front has opened between the obama administration and republics about u.s. role in the world with the white house warning plans to cut spending will endanger national security. proposals would allocate 17% less than the $56 billion they seek this year. republicans said they wanted deeper cuts. next is hartford, connecticut. democratic line. stpwhrao good morning. i have one comment. in my view we do not have a spending problem, we have a revenue problem. we had a surplus in 2000. the republicans should end one entitlement tax cuts for the rich. they should end that. we have a revenue problem and we do not have a spending problem. host: thank you. dealt in hartford. from the "u.s.a. today" tea party flexes muslim at conservative forum. mingle with old guard at conference. there is a photograph of michelle bachma
obama faces budget balancing act. deficit strategy pushing broadband plan in advance on the white house budget proposal due monday. right below that on the ground shot fired in battle over foreign aid. a battle front has opened between the obama administration and republics about u.s. role in the world with the white house warning plans to cut spending will endanger national security. proposals would allocate 17% less than the $56 billion they seek this year. republicans said they wanted deeper...
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[cheers and applause] [applause] but, seenings as long as obama -- see, as long as obama is hear their voices, maybe he should ask them what they they of obamacare. [laughter] maybe we needed to decapitate mummies. try that next time. [laughter] to summarize, liberals did not want democracy in north korea, vietnam, china, russia, the soviet satellites, east germany, nick roughing way, minnesota -- [laughter] but now, a loyal american ally comes under attack, and they are burning for democracy. time and again democrats recklessness terrified allies and boldened the enemies. in fact, i think that was the official slogan under jimmy carter. [laughter] the u.s. department of state boldening the enemies and hurting american allies since 1976. [laughter] [applause] the lesson of history is do not allow democrats anywhere near foreign policy. [applause] i know what you're thinking, but, nope, not even to keep them away from domestic policy. [laughter] it's a problem when people who don't like america are out to defend us. [laughter] for 50 years, democrats have harbored traders, hob knobbed w
[cheers and applause] [applause] but, seenings as long as obama -- see, as long as obama is hear their voices, maybe he should ask them what they they of obamacare. [laughter] maybe we needed to decapitate mummies. try that next time. [laughter] to summarize, liberals did not want democracy in north korea, vietnam, china, russia, the soviet satellites, east germany, nick roughing way, minnesota -- [laughter] but now, a loyal american ally comes under attack, and they are burning for democracy....
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obama rules. guest: even the most optimistic economists i've heard leaning toward the democrats has not predicted 6% unemployment. that may be far out but the basic point is correct. the economy seems to be on the upswing unemployment has dropped to 9%, better than what it was. the ash on the blue jobs created is not particularly strong. the stock market says the gdp is growing at a reasonably healthy clip. the economy does not seem to be turning around. we're still 21 months out from the election. a lot can change. host: stephan dinan, many congressman announcing their retirement. in arizona, senator john kyl saying he will not seek a fourth term. some speculation about representative gabby giffords. guest: as a virginian, i was looking forward to the rematch between allen and web. that would be one of the big senate races. senator webb has announced he will be returning to the private sector. democrats are under a little problem there. their bench is not particularly deep in virginia. while repu
obama rules. guest: even the most optimistic economists i've heard leaning toward the democrats has not predicted 6% unemployment. that may be far out but the basic point is correct. the economy seems to be on the upswing unemployment has dropped to 9%, better than what it was. the ash on the blue jobs created is not particularly strong. the stock market says the gdp is growing at a reasonably healthy clip. the economy does not seem to be turning around. we're still 21 months out from the...
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obama rules. guest: even the most optimistic economists i've heard leaning toward the democrats has not predicted 6% unemployment. that may be far out but the basic point is correct. the economy seems to be on the upswing unemployment has dropped to 9%, better than what it was. the ash on the blue jobs created is not particularly strong. the stock market says the gdp is growing at a reasonably healthy clip. the economy does not seem to be turning around. we're still 21 months out from the election. a lot can change. host: stephan dinan, many congressman announcing their retirement. in arizona, senator john kyl saying he will not seek a fourth term. some speculation about representative gabby giffords. guest: as a virginian, i was looking forward to the rematch between allen and web. that would be one of the big senate races. senator webb has announced he will be returning to the private sector. democrats are under a little problem there. their bench is not particularly deep in virginia. while repu
obama rules. guest: even the most optimistic economists i've heard leaning toward the democrats has not predicted 6% unemployment. that may be far out but the basic point is correct. the economy seems to be on the upswing unemployment has dropped to 9%, better than what it was. the ash on the blue jobs created is not particularly strong. the stock market says the gdp is growing at a reasonably healthy clip. the economy does not seem to be turning around. we're still 21 months out from the...
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we welcome your statement, ambassadors, to what the goals of the obama administration are in iraq, and i think maybe all of us or most of us surely share that goal here. you talked about stability and security and self-reliance of an iraqi state, an iraqi government, and that surely has been the goal. one of the threats to that success, to that achievement of that goal and to the stability and security of iraq is the failure of the political leaders of iraq to reach conclusions on some critical issues. this has always been a problem, we've always expressed the importance of the political leaders coming together. now, some of the current political issues that are unresolved include the following: agreement to create a national council for higher policies with real executive power headed by former prime minister allawi. there's an agreement that the council be created, but there's no agreement yet on what their powers are. i think i misspoke. there's an agreement that such a council be be created, but there's no treatment yet on what -- agreement yet on what the powers of that council wi
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and it's continued at an accelerated pace under president obama. the one common that they have is congress. they can't do what they do without congress. so we are at a point now where it is out of control. i mean, we cannot continue to go down this road. you and i have to balance our family budget. people have to balance their family budgets across the country. why is it that the federal government doesn't have to balance the budget? the bottom line is we do not have a revenue problem. we have a spending problem. and we need to get it under control. you cannot spend your way into prosperity. host: our next call from oklahoma on our line for democrats. go ahead. caller: good morning. i'm calling in because i'm sitting here year after year and watch republicans and some democrats, they never talk about anything but cutting taxes. cutting spending. cutting taxes for the rich, cutting jobs out of the economy for the poor. and you never hear anybody mention the poor in this country, which i think it takes poor people to make rich people. so that's one t
and it's continued at an accelerated pace under president obama. the one common that they have is congress. they can't do what they do without congress. so we are at a point now where it is out of control. i mean, we cannot continue to go down this road. you and i have to balance our family budget. people have to balance their family budgets across the country. why is it that the federal government doesn't have to balance the budget? the bottom line is we do not have a revenue problem. we have...
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budget that the money based on last year's presidential request. 100 billion less than what president obama had requested. that's a huge cut. it's not much in terms of deficit reduction but for the members to swallow, so it's going to be interesting to seego not only whether the democrats will increase this, which you're probably not going tot see many democrats, but in the one republican party it's going to be a lot of members who g are really worried about the impactj of these cuts. yet they feel obligated to go forward with it because theychin promised on the cagmp 6aign tral this year, so it's going to be an interesting debate to watch. >> susan ferrechio is the chief congressional correspondent for the washington examiner. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >>> a new report shows that chinese and indian born students make up a majority of doctorate degrees in the areas of science and math that u.s. schools. immigration experts discussed a report and compare the findings for the u.s. foreign students. the brookings institution and george mason university co hosted the eve
budget that the money based on last year's presidential request. 100 billion less than what president obama had requested. that's a huge cut. it's not much in terms of deficit reduction but for the members to swallow, so it's going to be interesting to seego not only whether the democrats will increase this, which you're probably not going tot see many democrats, but in the one republican party it's going to be a lot of members who g are really worried about the impactj of these cuts. yet they...
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we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for power. what you have our union to have, for a long time we had a democratic-controlled governorship and legislature. there were tightly tied in. they got a lot of good deals. now you have republicans that control the governorship and legislature. they are trying to take back that part. a struggle that is very good -- democracy. host: struggle in new jersey. the governor puts out his budget this week. will you see more and more of this all around the country? guest: we are already seeing that in ohio. you will see that in york, whe
we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for...
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president obama started by wishing gibbs best wishes. he earlier had spoken about the resignation of mubarak as egypt's president. we will show you those, the president later this evening about 815 or so after our coverage of mitch daniels at the cpac meeting later this week. it also see at c-span not work. -- at cspan.org c-s[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> in are content any time through the c-span video library. we take c-span on the road with our local content vehicle. it is washington your way. "the cspan network." provided by a public service. >> a former federal reserve chairman alan greenspan said that home prices will have to rise unequivocally and perhaps by 10% or more before signs of a full-fledged housing recovery becomes on ambiguous. he speaks at the brookings institution and it took questions on the housing market. this is just under an hour. >> it is with great pleasure that i introduce alan greenspan. as you know, allen became chairman of the board of governors on the federal reserve in 1987.
president obama started by wishing gibbs best wishes. he earlier had spoken about the resignation of mubarak as egypt's president. we will show you those, the president later this evening about 815 or so after our coverage of mitch daniels at the cpac meeting later this week. it also see at c-span not work. -- at cspan.org c-s[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> in are content any time through the c-span video library. we take c-span on the road with our local...
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a preview of president obama's fiscal 2012 budget. with merrill goozner. and the effectiveness of school choice programs in the u.s. with andrew campanella, senior advisor for the alliance for school choice. and the role the government plays of the mortgage market with john taylor, president of the national community reinvestment coalition. "washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] host: today is budget day, the official white house roll out of the president's spending plan for next fiscal year, fy 2012, which begins in october. $3.70 trillion is the number this year. we are also reading the plan would trim or terminate more than 200 federal programs next year. as the budget plan goes to capitol hill, i want to let you know we will be covering lots of briefings today as folks up there picked apart the budget. we will have it live and taped throughout the day for you today. the deficit figure here in this budget -- $1.10 trillion over 10 years is what would
a preview of president obama's fiscal 2012 budget. with merrill goozner. and the effectiveness of school choice programs in the u.s. with andrew campanella, senior advisor for the alliance for school choice. and the role the government plays of the mortgage market with john taylor, president of the national community reinvestment coalition. "washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011]...
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president obama endorsed a clean energy standard. our company on -- will be owners of $4 billion of solar projects out in the southwestern united states. the federal government has helped those that were put there because of the renewable portfolio. every state controls its own electricity market. they can unleash a torrent of investment in their state. the second thing i will say is i was with some of my colleagues the other dead. we were looking at innovative technology that would be a different way of combusting coal in a way where there is the zero carbon emissions. i said to my colleagues at the end, so it works in the laboratory. will it work at scale? find me a state that on a demonstration basis will allow us to build this in three months' time, carries the average plant takes 40 years for a permit. in most dates you cannot do it at all because the sierra club will sue you. states with a demonstration project approach and say we are willing to fast-track this one- stop shop, that is worth its weight as a potential investment.
president obama endorsed a clean energy standard. our company on -- will be owners of $4 billion of solar projects out in the southwestern united states. the federal government has helped those that were put there because of the renewable portfolio. every state controls its own electricity market. they can unleash a torrent of investment in their state. the second thing i will say is i was with some of my colleagues the other dead. we were looking at innovative technology that would be a...
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you can see the headline -- obama joins wisconsin budget battle. here is what brady dennis and peter allsten write -- >> the president get -- age for the president gave an interview to a local station. >> some of what i heard coming out of wisconsin, where you are just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on unions. and i think it is very important to understand that public employees, they are our neighbors, they are our friends. these are folks who are teachers, firefighters, and social workers and police officers. they make a lot of sacrifices and make a big contribution and i think it is important not to vilify them or to suggest somehow that all of the budget problems are due to public employees. host: for his part, the speaker of the house john data released a statement on what is happening in wisconsin and the white house's involvement -- speaker boehner released this statement. he said -- republicans in congress and reform-minded gop governors are daring to speak the truth abo
you can see the headline -- obama joins wisconsin budget battle. here is what brady dennis and peter allsten write -- >> the president get -- age for the president gave an interview to a local station. >> some of what i heard coming out of wisconsin, where you are just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on unions. and i think it is very important to understand that public employees, they are our neighbors, they are...
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obama's fiscal spending commission has a lot of great ideas. i put together all kinds of spending cut ideas at the cato website. here is what strikes me. other countries have cut spending when they have gone into crisis. canadian reforms in the mid- 1990s -- we can look at that. in the mid-1990s, a canadian government spending was 53% of gdp and their dead was exploding. there liberal government really changed course and a chop spending from the federal government by 10% in two years, which would be like us dropping $370 billion in three years. the result was dramatic. >> what years -- i apologize for stopping. this is very interesting. we were talking about this in the committee yesterday. canada imposed a vat of 10%. it reduced it to 5%. during this period, it brought that as a share of gdp down to 69% down. it was a combination of revenue and spending cuts. >> 10% in two years. they brought in the vat under a conservative government in the 1980's. in the 1990's, the liberal government dramatically cut spending, as well as privatizing a lot o
obama's fiscal spending commission has a lot of great ideas. i put together all kinds of spending cut ideas at the cato website. here is what strikes me. other countries have cut spending when they have gone into crisis. canadian reforms in the mid- 1990s -- we can look at that. in the mid-1990s, a canadian government spending was 53% of gdp and their dead was exploding. there liberal government really changed course and a chop spending from the federal government by 10% in two years, which...
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gives a speech at a certain time of day that barack obama said this yesterday. i think there's an expectation, and i'm going to make the case again that newspapers may have failed in not doing that 25 years ago. there's an expectation the writer puts some of that in context. there's an expectation that the writer says it reminds people that, you know, it is the president who is forced to make a certain comment on the foreign policy issue because of his last foreign policy issues were struggles. but if you find us crossing the line for the net in the coverage of the speech, then i would say that's a mistake but i don't think it is the common occurrence or others might say this. >> but you are both acknowledging that there is more analysis in the paper today because your judgment is that the reader wants that rather than a recitation of the strength of the story, the london analysis -- you're saying they want your analysis of what the president meant. it reminds me in the turn of the vietnam war there used to be 5:00 falling in saigon where the reporters would tel
gives a speech at a certain time of day that barack obama said this yesterday. i think there's an expectation, and i'm going to make the case again that newspapers may have failed in not doing that 25 years ago. there's an expectation the writer puts some of that in context. there's an expectation that the writer says it reminds people that, you know, it is the president who is forced to make a certain comment on the foreign policy issue because of his last foreign policy issues were struggles....
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on one side president obama. >> let's use a scalpel. let's not use a machete. >> reporter: on the other side, republicans who want deeper cuts. many of them using the same talking points. >> he punted. >> he just punted. >> he punted. >> reporter: the president issued a veto threat on a house republican bill he says cuts too much. it came hours after he called for cooperation on the budget. >> this is a matter of everybody having a serious conversation about where we want to go and then ultimately getting in that boat at the same time so it doesn't tip over. >> i've been inviting the president to have that conversation since he took office two years ago. >> reporter: on capitol hill it's become the first major confrontation of the new congress with newly empowered republicans. >> over the last two years since president obama has taken office, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs. and if some of those jobs are lost in this, so be it. >> maybe so be it for him but not so be it for the people who are losing their jobs.
on one side president obama. >> let's use a scalpel. let's not use a machete. >> reporter: on the other side, republicans who want deeper cuts. many of them using the same talking points. >> he punted. >> he just punted. >> he punted. >> reporter: the president issued a veto threat on a house republican bill he says cuts too much. it came hours after he called for cooperation on the budget. >> this is a matter of everybody having a serious conversation...
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bush, a third of president obama. and when the therapist picked up one of the cards, gabby giffords said, george bush. doctors told us it's a sign not only of speech recovery but also of cognitive recovery. >> cognitive recovery and speech recovery are two separate processes. someone may be able to speak, but the inability to think clearly may become more evident because now the person is speaking, but the person may not make sense. >> reporter: but in gabby giffords' case, she is making sense, a few words at a time. even speaking to her brother-in-law in space telling him, hi, i'm good. and her office said the congresswoman continues to be briefed just as she'd always been. all last week on egypt. convinced that while she can't speak in full sentences, she can understand what's being said. and her mother is ecstatic. "the new york times" reporting in an e-mail sent by giffords' mother about gabby winning a game of tic-tac-toe against one of the nurses, adding that she's gone from being kind of a limp noodle to someon
bush, a third of president obama. and when the therapist picked up one of the cards, gabby giffords said, george bush. doctors told us it's a sign not only of speech recovery but also of cognitive recovery. >> cognitive recovery and speech recovery are two separate processes. someone may be able to speak, but the inability to think clearly may become more evident because now the person is speaking, but the person may not make sense. >> reporter: but in gabby giffords' case, she is...
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president, president obama talked with the chamber of commerce yesterday. i think that was a good step, but talk and rhetoric are not policy and not action. it's reported that he received two applause -- he got two applause from two different lines in a 35-minute address, which is a bit unusual. it does appear that the president understands he has a serious problem with the job-creating community and is willing to at least immediate with people, but the problem really is policy and action, and i'm disappointed that he has not gone further to deal in a realistic way with the job problems this nation has. he talked about lowering corporate taxes but not reducing the burden of government borne by these companies. in other words, he talked about lowering the rate through eliminating loopholes, and some of the loopholes, i'm sure, are not justified. some of them may be very effective in helping us be competitive and create growth, but just eliminating those and making it appear that the corporate tax burden has been reduced. i talked to the chamber of commerce a
president, president obama talked with the chamber of commerce yesterday. i think that was a good step, but talk and rhetoric are not policy and not action. it's reported that he received two applause -- he got two applause from two different lines in a 35-minute address, which is a bit unusual. it does appear that the president understands he has a serious problem with the job-creating community and is willing to at least immediate with people, but the problem really is policy and action, and...
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of the divorce issue and we can come back to that but i think if we summarize when we hear president obama state of the union address two days ago, and he speaks about the need for the united states to be more competitive. how well so do we hear the president of the united states united states come forward so strongly? than i believe that europe, we don't have a lot of time to wait. i think we all see our country such as china, india rapidly becoming much more competitive. in my book they are hungry, and they are good and they want to achieve. so, believe that europe now has to be decisive. we have to deliver and we all, business as well as politicians, have to participate. i think we have to take responsibility and we have to show a sense of urgency, because if we are going to move forward i think we have to realize that this new competitive powers out there, it is not that they are going to bypass us. the risk is there going to run is over. we have a tough challenge and i think we all have to pay respect to that and debate that. >> thank you very much. i think there were three scenes tha
of the divorce issue and we can come back to that but i think if we summarize when we hear president obama state of the union address two days ago, and he speaks about the need for the united states to be more competitive. how well so do we hear the president of the united states united states come forward so strongly? than i believe that europe, we don't have a lot of time to wait. i think we all see our country such as china, india rapidly becoming much more competitive. in my book they are...
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president obama is now calling on gadhafi to step down saying the libyan leader has lost legitimacy to rule. the call from the president came the same day the u.n. security council voted unanimously to place sanctions on gadhafi. arms embargo on gadhafi and place a travel ban on his entire family. >> this is a clear warning to the libyan government that it must stop the killing. those who slaughter civilians will be held personally accountable. >> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon went on to add the sanctions send a strong message to the libyan leader that violating basic human rights will not be tolerated. the death toll from the ongoing antigovernment protests in libya is now estimated to be more than 1000. those deaths are being blamed on military forces loyal to gadhafi, but opposition forces are now in control of most of the eastern half of the country including the city of been gasesy -- benghazi. an exjustice minister has been appointed to lead a provisional government. >>> the 83rd annual academy awards now hours away. we are going to take you live to hollywood for a preview o
president obama is now calling on gadhafi to step down saying the libyan leader has lost legitimacy to rule. the call from the president came the same day the u.n. security council voted unanimously to place sanctions on gadhafi. arms embargo on gadhafi and place a travel ban on his entire family. >> this is a clear warning to the libyan government that it must stop the killing. those who slaughter civilians will be held personally accountable. >> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon...
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chairman, we will hear testimony from representatives from president obama's national commission. in my opinion, we shouldn't be surprised by the findings of the commission to the likely causes of the deepwater horizon disaster or the systemic failures of the oil industry that contributed to this incident. many of these findings are consistent with what we heard during hearings before this committee in the last congress. similarly, many of the statutory and administrative changes recommended by the commission are consistent with those included in both this committee's bill and the consolidated land, energy and clich resources act of 2010, were the clear act that was approved by the house last year. mr. chairman, in my view, the prudent choice is for this committee to once again move legislation to address the warnings raised by this commission and other stakeholders on the very real threat of future oil still disasters. while some of the recommendations of the commission can be addressed administratively, we all know that several critical issues, such as the currently inadequate l
chairman, we will hear testimony from representatives from president obama's national commission. in my opinion, we shouldn't be surprised by the findings of the commission to the likely causes of the deepwater horizon disaster or the systemic failures of the oil industry that contributed to this incident. many of these findings are consistent with what we heard during hearings before this committee in the last congress. similarly, many of the statutory and administrative changes recommended by...
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president obama didn't get one. i won't hold my breath either. but now with just 66 long days to g. i'm keeping my fingers crossed and one finger in particular. in the meantime, here's gabrielle o'rourke with the intricate details of the royal invitation. >> reporter: this thick white card is the letter most people wish had been dropped through their door this weekend. the invitation is topped with the queen's insignia, "e" for elizabeth, "r" for regina, the latin word for queen in whose name the invitation was sent. for its royal, origins that insignia is dye stamped in gold and then burnished. the card reads, the lord chamberlain is commanded by the queen to invite the holder to the marriage at westminster abbey at 11:00 a.m. on april 29, so who is the lord chamberlain? considered senior official of the royal household he's generally responsible for organizing all court functions. the k.g. following prince william's name is for his knighthood. almost three years ago the queen appointed his royal highness to be a royal knight companion of the mo
president obama didn't get one. i won't hold my breath either. but now with just 66 long days to g. i'm keeping my fingers crossed and one finger in particular. in the meantime, here's gabrielle o'rourke with the intricate details of the royal invitation. >> reporter: this thick white card is the letter most people wish had been dropped through their door this weekend. the invitation is topped with the queen's insignia, "e" for elizabeth, "r" for regina, the latin word...
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senate are once again pushing to repeal president obama as health- care reform a lot. democrats say they can cope forget about it kraut." they can forges ". aviation officials are trying to make body scanners less revealing, they have begun testing a more modest body scan system. at three airports we will let you know how those tests go. new this morning, and i met the protection agency is sitting there for standards on drinking water for a toxic fuel in agreement. 16 and half million americans could be linked to an unsafe chemical. isn't 153 water supplies. many of those in california. the military could be liable for tainting water during past rocket and missile testing. another break, when we come back your latest headlines, traffic, weather around the bay. a live look from mt. tam, beautiful day in the making. high above san francisco. a great weekend if you haven't seen the forecast, it is amazing i will just say that. >> welcome back, let's talk a little bit about the weather, beautiful. the reason it's beautiful, is because we had a good bit of wind over night.
senate are once again pushing to repeal president obama as health- care reform a lot. democrats say they can cope forget about it kraut." they can forges ". aviation officials are trying to make body scanners less revealing, they have begun testing a more modest body scan system. at three airports we will let you know how those tests go. new this morning, and i met the protection agency is sitting there for standards on drinking water for a toxic fuel in agreement. 16 and half million...
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i disagree with president obama on this. it's interesting, at this very moment that our president is on television celebrating the tremendous movement toward the free world of the people of egypt who have suffered real repression and suppression of their basic liberties, ewith can celebrate something happening -- we can celebrate something happening thousands of miles away. it would be much better for america if we celebrated our constitution. what we have done with the patriot act, we've given the government enormous powers. we've given the government to reach deeply into people's private lives, into their business affairs, without a court order. we need to think about that. some people say they don't want government involved in certain things. government is involved in a way that is devastating when you come to the devastation of constitutional principles, you give the f.b.i. the ability to reach into people's private lives without a court order. i'm telling you, whether you're democrat or republican, this is a very danger
i disagree with president obama on this. it's interesting, at this very moment that our president is on television celebrating the tremendous movement toward the free world of the people of egypt who have suffered real repression and suppression of their basic liberties, ewith can celebrate something happening -- we can celebrate something happening thousands of miles away. it would be much better for america if we celebrated our constitution. what we have done with the patriot act, we've given...
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. >>> and president obama travels to cleveland today. he's planning to address business owners and students to share his latest outlook on unemployment. >>> and finally this half hour, businesses use mascots in front of their stores to get attention but one houston, texas, mascot got a little too much attention. >> this poor guy. he was just doing his job when somebody crept up behind him and tackled him in the mascot outfit. ktrk has more about this attack that was really no laughing matter. >> have a cold? no, thanks i've already got one. >> reporter: brody uses a little comedy to entice visitors in this furniture store on weekends. it wasn't too funny when he was attacked during his shift saturday. >> felt like a truck hit me. >> reporter: he was working from 2 to 5 saturday in front of this furniture store on i-45. >> people driving by, just stopping by, want to see what the bird's about and whatnot. >> reporter: right as his shift was ending, someone attacked him from behind, sending him and his furry costume tumbling to the ground.
. >>> and president obama travels to cleveland today. he's planning to address business owners and students to share his latest outlook on unemployment. >>> and finally this half hour, businesses use mascots in front of their stores to get attention but one houston, texas, mascot got a little too much attention. >> this poor guy. he was just doing his job when somebody crept up behind him and tackled him in the mascot outfit. ktrk has more about this attack that was...
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you type and with the technological change and having written about the obama movement, independents and the tea parties, the commonality is technology bringing people together in ways that the mainstream media doesn't understand. so what i would say is ultimately it is a worldwide movement towards exactly what we're talking about, political freedom, social justice. and ultimately i think what we have to see, jack eagen is that this is really both part of and in the vanguard of a degree of broad-based social change that is fundamental to understanding our world today. [applause] >> one thing i think you're seeing as a common element here is the time has come for us to pull the curtain back. instead, we've all been basically in doctrine one way or another with a lot of labels, frankly, and definitions that don't fit the reality of what's going on in america. or around the world. this is an evolutionary process, but when you tell people that there are more independents and democrats and republicans, that starts to shake up tomorrow because they had been led to believe, i have forced a
you type and with the technological change and having written about the obama movement, independents and the tea parties, the commonality is technology bringing people together in ways that the mainstream media doesn't understand. so what i would say is ultimately it is a worldwide movement towards exactly what we're talking about, political freedom, social justice. and ultimately i think what we have to see, jack eagen is that this is really both part of and in the vanguard of a degree of...
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we see it in president obama today. we saw it in president lincoln, we saw it in president truman, we saw it in president eisenhower, and we saw it in ronald reagan. no president symbolized that more in the last half-century than president reagan did, though. he reminded us of what it means to be an american. he lifted our spirits, he made us proud, he strengthened our character, and he taughtes a great many lessons. we celebrate the centennial of his birth and the half-century of his influence in public life. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to include at the end of my remarks ronald reagan's speech "a time for choosing" made october 27, 1964, which was the beginning -- which launched him into public debate in the united states. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: i ask unanimous consent following that to include remarks i made in orange county, california, on october 28, 1994, on the 30th anniversary of the speech "time for choosing." the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander:
we see it in president obama today. we saw it in president lincoln, we saw it in president truman, we saw it in president eisenhower, and we saw it in ronald reagan. no president symbolized that more in the last half-century than president reagan did, though. he reminded us of what it means to be an american. he lifted our spirits, he made us proud, he strengthened our character, and he taughtes a great many lessons. we celebrate the centennial of his birth and the half-century of his influence...